Amos 3:3 - My Lord and I.
Amos 3:3 (NIV) Do two walk together unless
they have agreed to do so?
COMMENTARY PEARL
Someone once asked the conductor Leonard
Bernstein, What is the hardest instrument to
play?
Second fiddle, he said. I can
always get plenty of first violinists, but to find
one who plays second violin with as much
enthusiasm or second French horn or second flute, now
thats a problem. And yet if no one plays second,
we have no harmony.
The same principle applies to walking
with God. If we want to walk with God, then we
need to get in sync with Him, walking together as
a single unit. The Bible says, Can two walk
together, unless they are agreed? (Amos 3:3 NKJV).
For instance, if you were sitting in a
canoe paddling one direction while someone else in
the canoe was paddling another, that would
impair your performance, wouldnt it?
Likewise, to walk with God means to be in
rhythm with God, to keep pace with God, to be in
harmony with God. It means communicating with Him,
speaking to Him, and hearing from Him.
We find references to walking with God
many times in the New Testament. For example,
Colossians 2:6 tells us, As you therefore have
received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him
(NKJV). And 1 John 1:7 says, But if we walk in
the light as He is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin (NKJV).
Also, Galatians 5 reminds us, Walk in
the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust
of the flesh (verse 16 NKJV).
To walk with God is to stay in harmony
with Him. It isnt saying, God, heres
where Im going. Come with me. Rather, we
should say, Lord, where are You going? I want to
go with You. That is the picture of walking
with God. [Greg Laurie from Harvest Ministries;
https://www.harvestdaily.com]
COMMENTARY
Shall two walk together at all, if they do
not know one another?" To "walk together" with
God means, not an occasional act, but a
continuing habit that issues from an established
relation. It means a companionship based upon a mutual
harmony of mind and spirit. Two people must go in
the same direction if they are to walk
"together." [SDA Bible Commentary]
They could not expect communion with God,
unless they first sought peace with him. Where
there is not friendship, there can be no
fellowship. God and man cannot walk together, except
they are agreed. Unless we seek his glory, we
cannot walk with him. [Matthew Henry Commentary]
Enoch walked with God. He was of one mind
with God. The prophet asks, "Can two walk
together, except they be agreed?" If we are of one
mind with God, our will will be swallowed up in
God's will and we shall follow wherever God leads
the way. As a loving child places his hand in
that of his father, and walks with him in perfect
trust whether it is dark or bright, so the sons
and daughters of God are to walk with Jesus
through joy or sorrow.
Through faith in Christ the true
Christian knows the mind and will of God. He
understands by a living experience something of the
length and depth and breadth and height of the love
of God that passeth knowledge.
The soul that loves God loves to draw
strength from Him by constant communion with Him.
When it becomes the habit of the soul to converse
with God, the power of the evil one is broken,
for Satan cannot abide near the soul that draws
nigh unto God. If Christ is your companion, you
will not cherish vain and impure thoughts; you
will not indulge in trifling words that will
grieve Him who has come to be the sanctifier of
your soul.
Those who are sanctified through the
truth are living recommendations of its power, and
representatives of their risen Lord. The religion of Christ
will refine the taste, sanctify the judgment,
elevate, purify, and ennoble the soul, making the
Christian more and more fit for the society of the
heavenly angels. [www.bibleuniverse.com]
Priscilla is inseparable from her husband
because "their two hearts beat as one." They walked
as one, for they had mutually agreed to put
Christ first. They were one in marital bliss, in
their secular occupation, in their friendship with
Paul, and in their service to the church. The
oneness of Priscilla and Acquila shame the
self-centeredness of our day. We spend much of our time
demanding our own way, and striving for
self-recognition. Throughout the history of Christianity,
however, the truly great characters have always been
simple and humble men and women. Will you be
listed among the simple and humble in the Lord's
records? [In His Time; Walk With Wisdom re 1Co.16:19]
LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE
Amos 3:3 - My Lord and I.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2005/20050822-1053.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
Importance of Choice:
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]
Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David
DeRose, MD, MPH:
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Hope Awakens Bible Study Guides:
https://www.hopeawakens.study/lesson-header;id=2
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Revelation Now by Pastor Doug Batchelor:
https://www.revelationnow.com/
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio:
https://bible.awr.org/en/the-signs/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
